Population Growth and Economic Development: Empirical Evidence from the Philippines

Fumitaka Furuoka

Philippine Journal of Development, 2012

Abstract: Various concerns have been expressed about the ability of the world economy to sustain the ever-expanding world population. This paper aims to provide additional empirical evidence to the ongoing debate about the impact of population growth on economic development with the Philippines as a case study. The findings of this study indicate the existence of a long-run equilibrium relationship between economic performance and population growth in the Philippines. That is, economic development in the Philippines has had a positive impact on population growth in the country. This empirical result supports the hypothesis of "economic development-induced" population growth, which is the key outcome of the study.

Keywords: economic development; population growth; Philippines (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.62986/pjd2010.37.1d

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